Baby LeeAnn Byford

Baby LeeAnn Byford was born at 24 weeks gestation on Jan. 20, 2013 at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford, Ore. Sadly, she passed away that same day.

Eagerly awaiting her arrival, her parents Jim and Melody Byford expected to have a baby, but were given an angel. Though baby LeeAnn didn’t live long, getting to meet her was a blessing, as she will live in their hearts and minds forever.

Baby LeeAnn, or “Cashew” as known to many, was preceded in death by her great-aunt Nancy Byford, her paternal great-grandparents, grandma Cecilia Johnson, grandpa Jim Byford and her maternal great-grandparents grandma Sally Chandler and grandpa Festus Facey.

She is survived by her loving parents Jim and Melody Byford; paternal grandparents Theresa and Bob Howard, and Jim Byford II; maternal grandparents Cody and Trudy Weldon; maternal great-grandparents Geraldine Facey and Jim and Ruth Weldon; as well as uncle David and Voeuth Michels and aunt Emma Byford.

Services for Baby LeeAnn will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 in Girdner Funeral Chapel with Pastor Drew Travis officiating.